I recommend you get yourself a scale and take it with you to weigh the wheels you're looking at.
You may be surprised that "lighter" is an illusive quality. Many racers have lots of wheel sets for different events: trispokes, disks, carbon rims with tubulars, low spoke count, bladed spokes, super-thin spokes, etc. Here are a few web sites of interest: http://www.amclassic.com/wheelc.htm http://www.zipp.com/wheels/index.html http://www.velomax.com/ couldn't find a good site for Rolf, try this: http://www.freewheel.com/rolf/prototypes.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reid van Melle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "obc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:24 PM Subject: [obc] wheel experts > Situation: > - I am looking to upgrade my wheels to something lighter and more aero > - I am willing to spend a "reasonable" amount of money. > = I want to use them for road racing, crits, time trials, and training > wheels (don't have the time or energy to swap every day). > > Initially, I was thinking "Rolf Vector Pro". Somebody suggested the ------ Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
